Jacob Gilliland (bef. 1751 - bef. 1803)

Born before 29 May 1751 in Churchville, Bucks, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

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Died before 1803 at about age 51 in Baltimore, Maryland

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Biography

Jacob was the son of John Gillilen and Hester Roome. ^[1] He was baptized on 29 May 1751 at the Dutch Reformed Church in Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ^{[1] [2]}

He married Agnes Shields in 1796. ^[2] They had 4 children:

1. Elizabeth ^[2]
2. William ^[2]
3. John ^[2]
4. Jacob Jr. ^[2]

He died before 1806 and was probably buried in the Shields Family Cemetery or Tom's Creek Presbyterian Cemetery. ^[2]

Research Notes

• Since he was 45 at the time he married Agnes, she may have been his second wife. ^[2]

The Lookout, Dec. 16, 1916 call no. CS71 .s5545 1916 "Notable Southern Families: The Shields Family." "Jane Gilliland, mother of these eleven sons and daughters was the daughter of John GIlliland who was raised in the County of Athlone in Ireland. His wife was from Holland, and was named Hester Romar. They had three sons, Jacob, John and Peter. It will be seen that Jane Gilliland Shields named her first child "Ester, sometimes called Hester," for her own mother, Hester Romar [Gilliland].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CTT-M7FH : Thu Jul 20 21:57:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Jacob Gillilen and John Gillilen, 29 Mar 1751.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Steve Gilland, Early Families of Frederick County, Maryland and Adams County, Pennsylvania, p. 27 - 28.

• History of the Shields Family by John Edgar Shields, p. 102.
• Notable Southern Families, p. 211